Thor Larson Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

Collaborate on our mobile and growth teams to plan, develop, and deliver patient-facing features in our virtual primary care iOS/Android apps.Tech Stack: iOS, SwiftUI, UIKit, RxSwift, Combine, Flutter, Android, Kotlin, Compose, Ruby on Rails

I’ve worked in various contracted software engineering roles for both startups and small businesses primarily in mobile app development, UI/UX design, and business automation.Tech Stack: iOS, Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, Flutter, Android, Kotlin, Compose, Firebase, AWS, Ruby on Rails, Figma, Google Apps Script, Python

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Digital health startup using a mobile app, fitness tracker, continuous glucose monitor (CGM), and a novel AI model to predict onset glucose excursions and address with behavioral and exercise based recommendations. Primarily used to address infertility issues in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Involved in customer discovery, design, prototyping, and full-stack development of the patient-facing mobile app. Visualized simulated/real time glucose data with Dexcom CGM & Apple Watch integrations.Tech Stack: iOS, Swift, SwiftUI, AWS Amplify, CoreBluetooth, HealthKit, CoreML

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Led grant funded R&D of a continuous non–invasive real–time glucose sensor wearable while managing five undergraduates and one masters student. Performed early-stage core biomedical & sensor manufacturing research, microcontroller/embedded software development, wearable product design, and companion iOS app development.Piloting Research Innovation & Market Exploration (PRIME) grant funded by UW-Madison Discovery 2 Product (D2P) in collaboration with the Andrews Lab for Printed Electronics and Sensors with Dr. Joseph Andrews.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Co-founded a medical software startup leveraging AI & thermal imaging to allow clinical decision support for diabetic foot ulcer treatment. Short-term development of a mobile remote patient monitoring system; long term research in ML methods for an in-clinic diagnostic device.Led product development, business/fundraising, and research areas; represented company in all medical contexts including patient/physician interviews and regulatory/reimbursement related planning. Wrote a NIH Phase I STTR grant in collaboration with UW-Madison and 12+ podiatrists local to Madison, WI.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Designed and assembled a magnetic nanoparticle imaging (MPI) setup to aid in recording local neural activity. Involved with idea generation, CAD modeling of testing fixtures, bench-top testing. Combination of physics (electromagnetism), mechanical, and electrical engineering design principles.Under Dr. Aviad Hai & Ilhan Bok.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Developed a machine learning model to analyze a large thermal image dataset of diabetic feet, goal to research novel single foot detection parameters and longitudinal predictors for ulceration risk. Primarily worked on a foot segmentation Mask R-CNN model to isolate temperature data and perform feature extraction. Worked on first-authored a paper describing our preliminary models; co-authors include researchers at UW-Madison, Stanford, and the Madison Veterans Hospital. Research presented at INFORMS conference in Anaheim, CA among other undergraduate research/business competitions.Spun research into a startup (Solis) & wrote STTR grant alongside the A4HD Lab in collaboration with local podiatry clinics and the Madison Veterans Hospital.Under Dr. Justin Boutilier.

Teaching assistant in a freshman introductory engineering class. Involved in weekly lab sections, primarily leading students through the design process and assisting with design creation/evaluation/realization of semester long projects across a range of engineering disciplines.Under Dr. Tracy Puccinelli & Dr. Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Assisted physicians with rooming patients, recording vitals, charting, preparing labs, and more.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Assisted in the design and development of an affordable, effective, and durable solar-powered air filtration device for household use in sub-Saharan Africa to help promote clean air and reduce adverse health threats from indoor air pollution. Design made it as a semi-finalist in the RICE 360 Undergraduate Design Competition. Under Dr. Ryan McAdams.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Assisted in the fabrication of a microfluidic in vitro lymphatic vessel model and cell culture of lymphatic lumens. Performed core research on T-cell migration dynamics using fluorescent microscopy and image tracking software.Under Dr. Sheena Kerr & Dr. Jose Ayuso.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Performed CAD modeling and updated drawings of automated flow sampling product encasing. Developed an early design and prototype of a new fluid pump product line. Led the company transition to 3D printing for product parts; included the build and implementation of both FDM & SLA printing methods.

Continued Information Guide duties as well as trained and supervised staff; served as the primary point of contact for University visitors and building staff.

Assisted students, faculty/staff, prospective students, visitors, and members of the community with information about the campus and surrounding areas. Provided services in person, by phone, and through Ask Bucky email and chat at multiple campus locations.

Created, updated, and maintained iOS and Android mobile applications based upon UW-Madison School of Agriculture research. App suite was used to bring research-based information regarding Wisconsin farm profits, water quality, pest management, pesticide use practices, and nutrient management planning to Wisconsin farmers and landowners.